windows was not able to complete the format

Question

i have 16 gb flash drive and whenever i try to format it, the error "windows was not able to complete the format". so i tried formatting it via disk management but it still didn't work and when i tried using diskpart it encounters an error saying "the request could not be performed because of an I/O device error" and yes i did run as admin when using the cmd. Any tips on fixing this thing ?

Answer 1

1. Hook up the drive on your PC and go to the 'Run' (or Win+R) menu and type cmd.exe

2. Type DISKPART

3. Type LIST DISK

4. select disk # (the number from the list) eg. if the disk is number 7, type ´SELECT DISK 7`

5. type CLEAN Voila the disk Partition has been removed.

6. Right click on my computer, select 'Manage' and then 'Disk Management'. The drive will then ask you to initialize, say yes.

7. Right click on the Unallocated space and select "New Partition…"

8. Create the new partition as an NTFS format with the “quick format” box ticked (otherwise it’ll take hours). Name this drive as you wish.